Holder for oil-cans.



No, 785,054. PATENTED MAR .14,19\05.- 'F. H. SPIOBR.

HOLDER FOR OIL (JAN/S.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16. 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented March 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

HOLDER FOR OIL-CANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,054, dated March14;, 1905.

Application filed November 15, 1904. Serial No. 233,128.

To ctZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN H. SPICER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Washington, in the District of Columbia, have made acertain new and useful Invention in Holders for Oil-Cans; and I declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

Figure -1 is a side View showing the invention. Fig. 2 is a side viewshowing the can open and its spout in pendent position. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the holder.

The invention relates to devices for holding small oilcans,.such as aredesigned for use in connection with sewing-machines and for otherpurposes; and it consists in the novel construction and combinations ofparts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings the letter a designates such an oil-canhaving the usual small tapering spout b, which is attached to the neckof the body of the can by a screw connection. When the spout is detachedfor the purpose of filling the can, it is apt to be laid down anywhere,and in this way may easily soil some delicate fabric, or it may bemislaid, causing loss of time. The oil-can itself usually becomes moreor less coated with oil, so that it is not in condition to be placedupon a shelf or table, especially when fine work is being done uponclean fabrics.

To obviate the difficulty of disposing of the can, the inventionconsists of the holding attachment 0, which is made of wire and has, inconnection with the main portion cl, which receives the body of the can,an arm 0, pivotally connected or hinged to said main portion andprovided with a loop-bearing m, adapted to receive the spout of the can,the latter being engaged therewith near the screw-connection end.

In the construction shown the base or main portion d of the holderconsists of a piece of wire bent in form to provide the base-bars g,

on which the bottom of the can rests, and the loop-lugs h, which areturned upward and inward to engage the rim of the can-base and hold itin place. The wire base is also provided' with a loop at one side, as atIn, to which is connected the end loop of the pendent wire arm 2.. Thiswire arm has a stem portions and a transverse branch 1; at the end ofsaid stem portion, said transverse branch having a circular bearing orring on at its end. The angular portion at the junction of the stem andbranch forms a loop, whereb; the holder and the can therein can be hungto a tack or small nail or to a hook under the table of thesewing-machine or in other convenient place. The bearing-ring m isdesigned to be placed on the spout of the can, and the stem of the arm 6is made a little longer than height of the body of the can, so that whenthe spout is secured to the can the loop will engage the spout a littleabove the screw portion. The loop or ring bearing an is usually notclosed, but is left with a free end, so that it will engage the spoutwith some elastic pressure, thereby holding it in a sufliciently securemanner to prevent casual disengagement. At the same time the engagementis sufficiently free to permit the spout to be readily turned andmanipulated in unscrewing it from the canbody or in screwing it thereto.

Theholder attachment is light and affords a means for holding the canwithout touching it with the fingers, as it is designed to remain uponthe can at all times. When the can is to be filled, the spout isunscrewed and allowed to drop, and the pivoted arm of the holder willfall in pendent position, holding the spout inverted, so that any oilthat may adhere to the screw end will not be liable to come in contactwith anything. The spout can be readily raised to position forattachment and screwed to the neck of the can without disengaging itfrom the pivoted arm. Having described the invention, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. An oil-can holder adapted to be attached to the base of a can, andprovided with a pivoted arm having a loo p-bearing for connection Withthe spout of the can, substantially as In testimonywhereoflaflizimysignature in specified. presence of two witnesses.

2. An oil-can holder consisting of a Wire base having attachment-lugs,and a pendent FRANKLIN SPHJER' 5 arm pivoted thereto having aloop-bearing Witnesses:

, for the spout of the can, substantially as speci- MATTHEW TRIMBLE,

fied. i CHARLES W. BLAND.

